Finding new items to research for this column is a haphazard business. It sometimes feels like a stochastic walk through history, with my research leading me to a completely different area from what I set out to find out about. For instance, I found a charming little tale about newlyweds at the Capitol written by […]
Hey neighbors! It’s yet another week of this new normal and my question is, What is normal anyway? A burglar who had been terrorizing H Street NE storefronts has been caught, thank goodness. Washingtonian The burglar stole between $2000 and $3000 worth of wine from Dio Wine Bar, but was not successful elsewhere. Eater Adding […]
One of my favorite things to talk about on Capitol Hill is the Statue of Freedom on top of the Capitol. Whether it is about the statue itself or the remarkable journey it took from Thomas Crawford’s studio in Italy to Washington or how its height does not, in fact, represent a maximum for all […]
Thanks to all of your sharing and talking via social media– especially Twitter and Instagram– I’ve been asked more than once how people can help others during this time of need, specifically on the Hill. This will be a frequently updated list. I know I missed things– shoot me an email at Maria@thehillishome.com and I’ll […]
Over the last two weeks, I have looked at Adolf Cluss (that’s him there on the left) the architect of Eastern Market and his political past. In researching him, I was also looking for other projects he had been involved with. I was hoping that some had not fallen victim of the destruction that sought […]